RUSSIA: Kremlin-Nuclear Doctrine Changes Should Be Seen As Signal To West
Wires reporting comments from Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov. Regarding the changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine made at the 25 Sep Security Council meeting (see 'SECURITY: Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons If "Critical Threat To Sovereignty", 1814BST 25 Sep), Pesokv confirms the 'adjustments to the document on state nuclear deterrence have now been formulated.' Says that 'there are two documents on nuclear policy...we will subsequently make a decision on whether nor not to publish the nuclear documents'.
- Peskov: 'The changes to the nuclear documents should be considered a signal to 'unfriendly' countries...The signal to the West is that there are consequences if Western countries participate in an attack on Russia with various means.' Says that 'we are in an unprecedented confrontation'.
The debate over giving permission to Ukraine to use Western-made long range missiles against targets in Russia continues to rage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets w/ US President Joe Biden at the White House today to present his 'plan for victory', which will inevitably include the use of such weapons.